The purpose of this study was to examine self-harm "from the inside" and get the perspective of the people who self-harm, on their self-harm behavior, and see what kind of relationship they have to their own body. The research questions of this study was "How do people who self-harm write about their experience with self-injury and their relationship with their own body, on the internet?" And "What can we pull out of this, which may contribute to a psychological understanding of self-harm"?

Method: This thesis is an independent qualitative research project.The data have been collected from internet sites for people who self-harm. The data were subject to thematic analysis.

Results: From the thematic analysis of the data set three main themes occured: "the body in one or several pieces", "ownership of their own bodies" and "experienced negative consequences."

Conclusion: This study highlights several topics that people who self-harm are concerned with and write about on the internet. The study shows both the perspective of the people who self harm and their relationship to their own body. Many people who self harm are active on the Internet, and it is thus a source of much information, which can be used both in research and/or have clinical implications. The study opens up more questions about the experience of those who self-harm, including questions about their use of the internet and the relationship between people who harm themselves and health service personel. This can be a basis for further research.